For those of you who didn’t read my earlier post on aerial wargaming, I am embarking on a solo play narrative campaign of Too Fat Lardies’ Bag the Hun ruleset accompanied by the campaign rules found in Squadron Forward. Today we are going to set up the basic cast of characters, this may expand over the campaign but at the outset we will follow eight … Continue reading Bag the Hun Pacific Campaign: The Pilots
Like most Early and Mid-war World War II infantry platoons the Germans had an organic light mortar team in the form of a 5cm mortar team. Continue reading Spotlight: Crusader Miniatures German 5cm Mortar Team
It was the first time I had run the Blitzkrieg Germans in anger and I found out I had gotten what I wished for when I said I wanted a historical and fluffy list. Continue reading 2023 Adepticon Primer Recap – Ben
Once we had decided on 4th Panzer Division as a parent unit we needed to source infantry. As luck would have it, and to no one’s surprise, I happened to have the Warlord Games German pioneers boxset in my pile of shame. Continue reading Pervetin Pals Seeking Bagettes: On the Campaign to Adepticon Doubles 2023 Part 2
Stalingrad. The name itself conjures up powerful imagery. The city on the Volga bearing Stalin’s name brings to mind ruined factories, bitter house to house fighting, rubble strewn streets, elusive snipers and desperate men pushed through the meat grinder for a couple yards of concrete. Continue reading Stalingrad Campaign- Game #1 “The Concrete Monolith”
This is the first of a collaborative article series on my and Evan’s first major Bolt Action event, Adepticon Doubles 2023. Adepticon is one of the largest gaming conventions in the United States and has a reputation for being one of the most fun Bolt Action events around. Continue reading Pervetin Pals Seeking Bagettes: On the Campaign to Adepticon Doubles 2023 Part 1
Initially I wrote my goals down for the Table’s Edge Instagram and Facebook accounts but seeing as we started this blog I figured I’d add them here with the updates as of late February. Hobby goals keep me motivated and focused. Continue reading 2023 Hobby Goals
There were many summers and winters of fierce combat from September 1939 through May of 1945. As such we are fortunate to be able to model forces in an array of gear and seasonal equipment. So for some winter Germans, what did I end up finding for myself? Continue reading Late War Winter Heer Part 2: Preparation
In his first article Evan tells you the story of how he recently took the dive into WW2 aerial wargaming and what that means for his hobby. Continue reading Full Throttle: My Descent into WW2 Aerial Wargaming
Back in December of 2022 my local gaming club, the Wisconsin Wargaming Brigade, hosted a private event for the 78th anniversary of Operation Watch am Rhein. If that name sounds little familiar but hard to place it was better known as The Battle of the Bulge. We had enough members wanting to play that 3 simultaneous games of Bolt Action were able to happen. Continue reading Late War Winter Heer Part 1: Planning
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